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10th May 2021 at 4:24 PM
Last edited by simmer22 : 10th May 2021 at
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If you just installed a lot but haven't started the game, you can pull the CC from the Downloads folder and the lot from the Teleport folder.
If you have played your game after installing the lot, you can delete the lot from the lot bin ingame and pull the CC from the Downloads folder. If there's multiple lots or if you for whatever reason can't find them in the bin or have issues with deleting them from ingame (crashes, duplicates, etc.), you can delete the lot from the "LotCatalog" folder - they look like "cx_000000XX" (XX being a number). It's usually the last or one of the last files - however, they can be a bit difficult to recognize just from this name, especially if you've installed several lots, so you may want to check the pictures or name in
SimPE before removing the file (open the file and look at the "text list" and "jpg/tgi..." files).
Never inhabitated lots are technically the lots people upload from their games, so in theory they are safe, but these days we know they contain some residue sim references even if they have been uninhabitated, so if you want to be sure you can clean the lots first, or before using them.
One way of copying lots from the neighborhood to the lot bin (you'll probably want to clean them after) -
https://thesims2.livejournal.com/6049797.html (probably safest for residential lots, and not special res lots like apartments/dorms/etc. Rezoning can be done afterward)
Cleaning lots of sim references:
https://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=609188 (same caution as above)